The primary function of the Mendocino County Juvenile Hall is to provide for the physical and emotional care of incarcerated youth in Mendocino County pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 15 and Title 24 standards. Youth are detained in juvenile hall pending their Juvenile Court Hearings while they are serving short-term commitments, or awaiting out-of-home placement in a foster/group home, camp or other institution. The Mendocino County Juvenile Hall houses up to 40 youths and as mandated, it is operated with as homelike an environment as possible. This includes providing food, clothing, and personal hygiene items, as well as medical, psychiatric, and dental services.

For youth detained in the juvenile hall, a number of services are provided during the youth’s temporary stay:

Secure physical care

Assessment and treatment services

A comprehensive school program implemented in cooperation with the Mendocino County Office of

Education (MCOE)

Medical services provided by the Mendocino County Health and Human Services

Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous

Religious services

Visiting is on Saturdays from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. Only parents/guardians are allowed to visit. Other individuals must be cleared through the Probation Department and/or Division Manager in order to visit. You must have picture identification to visit.

No food or beverages may be brought in or given to youth.

No children or others will be allowed to wait in the facility during visiting.

No cigarettes and other tobacco products are allowed in Mendocino County Juvenile Hall. In Addition, section 871.5 of the Welfare & Institutions Code states, in part: "any person who knowingly brings or sends into, or who knowingly assists in bringing into, or sending into any county juvenile hall... any controlled substance,... or any firearm, weapon, or explosive of any kind shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison."

Juvenile costs for juvenile hall are collected by the Court Collections Department.

Payments may be made by credit or debit card at the Court Collections Department counter, over the phone, or by clicking the link below.